Introduction to curriculum development, reconceptualization, and postmodernity -- Historical perspectives on curriculum as a field of study -- The reconceptualization of curriculum studies: 1973 to 2006 -- Postmodern schooling, curriculum, and the theological text -- The hermeneutic circle and the interpretative process -- Gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity in a multicultural and diverse milieu -- Postmodern philosophies in curriculum studies -- Curriculum for interdependence and ecological sustainability -- Democracy and the egalitarian ideal -- Aesthetic inquiry, arts-based research, and the proleptic moment -- Time and complexity -- A vision of curriculum in the postmodern era.